Distinct from the rest of Virginia, Alexandria was Union territory during the Civil War. During this time, thousands of former slaves fled to Alexandria to seek both freedom and employment ...

The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

West Virginia Independence Hall. Travis Henline, site manager for West Virginia Independence Hall, talked about the history of the building which started as the Wheeling Custom Ho ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

West Virginia State University was one of the first historical black colleges to be established in West Virginia, and a key ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

The portal giveth and the portal taketh. Although West Virginia hasn't been bitten hard by the portal yet, they have taken some hits since the end of the season, with two former starters, pitcher ...

– A new Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen will be crowned in Martinsburg Saturday night. This week the current titleholders sat down on Panhandle Live to reflect on their year.

Becky is a middle school student in West Virginia. She has been a cheerleader and wants the opportunity to try out for the cross-country team. A new law in West Virginia would ban her from doing so ...

North America's largest aerospace union has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to represent workers at a Pratt & Whitney engine repair shop in West Virginia, as organizers ...